Hi, my name is Destiny Johnson, and I'm 12 years old. I'm not sure what's happening to me, but my life has been turned upside down. It all started with weird dreams and hearing a cold female voice calling my name. At first, I thought it was just my imagination, but things have gotten stranger and stranger.I've been experiencing these... episodes, where I'm suddenly transported to different places and times. I've seen ancient jungles, saber-toothed tigers, and even a wagon train. I've been someone else, with no control over my actions. It's like I'm living someone else's life.My mom seems to know something, but she's not telling me. She's been acting strange and nervous, and I've caught her talking to someone in hushed tones. I've even seen a mysterious boy at school, Anthony, who's been watching me. It's all so confusing and scary.I've tried to talk to my mom about it, but she just brushes it off. I'm starting to feel like I'm going crazy. But then, I found myself in a strange room, tied to a pole, and covered in grease. A little girl helped me escape, and we ended up in a place called Trash Land. It's a massive dump, filled with trash as far as the eye can see.I don't know what's happening to me or why. I just know that I need to find out what's going on and how to stop it. My life is no longer my own, and I'm desperate to take control back.

The perspective switches between Amy and Charlie Justice, who were in a boarding school at the time of the beginning of the nuclear war. Amy is 16 and in the high school wing, stuck with her classmates in the lower levels. Charlie, the five-year-old is confused with the other elementary school kids about what is happening.